Diary Of A Big Lad

About Diary Of A Big Lad

When it comes to self-improvement, Chade O’Brien has seen and tried it all. From fad diets and personal trainers to chasing mystical fitness unicorns. However, after more ups-and-downs in the gym than Arnie’s dumbbells, 2022 saw Chade logging what genuinely worked and sharing his success on social media. This evolved into the 'Diary Of A Big Lad Podcast' – an ordinary 'big lad's guide to fitness, sharing nuggets of wisdom from his journey. Join the North's sweatiest man (and his wobbly wingman, Nico) as they tackle a new fitness topic each week, sifting through the myths to discover what truly gets results. They run exercises, experiment with different methods and interview guests on their ongoing quest to not only finding the methods that work the best for them, but helping you hone in on which ones can work for you! This podcast currently features no paid sponsorship or advertising.

Publisher

Osborne Road Productions

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Feb 2023

Latest episode

27 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

112 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Apr 2026

   How Do I Plan My Next Goal? AKA 'Sublime 23 - Pt. 4'

   Send a Message to the Big Lad! The final episode of this mini-series-inside-the-bigger-series where Chaders discusses the results of his personal best beating attempt a week later! Chade goes into what he'll prepare for next time, what he'll change from the first time, and most importantly, what his next big challenge will be! ‘Diary Of A Big Lad’ is an Osborne Road Production featuring Chade O’Brien and Nico Diodoro. Theme tune written and performed by Jay Stevens. For questions and queries...

2. 

   20 Apr 2026

   How Does It Feel To Face My Goal? AKA 'Sublime 23 - Pt. 3'

   Send a Message to the Big Lad! This is it!! If you've been following The Big Lad on socials or heard the last 2 episodes of this limited run of Diary Of A Big Lad you'll know that Chade's been preparing to take on his biggest challenge yet!*, beating his 5k Running Record (23 minutes). This episode plays out live through voice notes of Nico's journey up to witness it and keep track, to Nico's (unintentionally very Alan Partridge-esque) commentary, to a long chat with Chade himself about how t...

3. 

   13 Apr 2026

   How Do I overcome Setbacks When Trying To Beat Personal Best? AKA 'Sublime 23 - Pt. 2'

   Send a Message to the Big Lad! Challenges! Pitfalls!! Setbacks!!! Stomach bugs! This week, in the second of the 4 part Diary Of A Big Lad mini-series-inside-the-main-series, Chade O'Brien takes us through some of the things that have set him back in the build up to beating his 5k run personal best (23mins). There's positivity too though, in words of encouragement from a previous guest and pod favourite (we'll give you a clue, it's one of Chade's biggest fans). Next week it's the big run itsel...

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

97

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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